Sec. 7-25. Pool halls; attendant; juveniles; hours of operation; security; management; fencing; lighting.
A. During the hours that a pool hall is open to the public, the licensee shall provide a person of legal age to be present in the pool hall at all times. No licensee or employee shall permit a juvenile under the age of fourteen years in a pool hall unless the juvenile is accompanied by his or her parent or legal guardian.
B. No licensee, manager, employee or agent of a pool hall shall:
1. Knowingly or intentionally conduct or permit to occur at or upon the business premises, any of the following:
a. An act that would be a violation of any of the provisions of Titles 4 or 13, Arizona Revised Statutes.
b. An act that would be a violation of any provision of the Phoenix City Code.
C. The licensee, manager and operator of a pool hall shall provide such security as may be necessary to maintain the business premises free from criminal activity at all times.
D. The licensee, manager and operator of a pool hall shall exercise the management necessary to prevent repeated acts of violence, disorderly conduct, or other unlawful activity on the business premises.
E. A pool hall shall mail to the City Clerk via U.S. Mail postage-prepaid, hand-deliver to the City Clerk, or provide to the City Clerk as the City Clerk may otherwise prescribe, a detailed report of all acts of violence occurring on the business premises within seven calendar days of the occurrence.
F. A pool hall shall, consistent with otherwise applicable law, erect and maintain a solid fence at least six feet in height separating the business premises from all contiguous property.
G. A pool hall shall, consistent with otherwise applicable law, install and maintain lighting adequate to illuminate all outdoor areas of the business premises.
H. A pool hall that is located within three hundred feet of the boundary line of the following residential zones: RE-43, RE-35, RE-24, R1-18, R1-14, R1-10, R1-8, R1-6, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-4A, R-5, S-1, and PAD 1 through PAD 15, shall not operate between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. For purposes of this subsection, the three-hundred-foot measurement shall be made from the nearest point of ingress to, or egress from, the pool hall to the nearest residential zone, measured as could be traveled in the shortest distance by foot remaining outside of, and without passing through or over, any buildings. For purposes of this measurement, private entrances and emergency exits, not ordinarily available to the public for ingress or egress, shall not be considered.
I. For purposes of this section, the term "licensee" includes any person connected or associated with the licensee as a partner, director, officer, or stockholder, or any "person financially interested" as defined in Section 7-3 of this Code. (Ord. No. G-1964, § 3; Ord. No. G-3922, § 13, 1996; Ord. No. G-5389, § 27, 2009)
Cross reference—Minors, ch. 22.